Physical Exam Write-up (Normal Findings) Flashcards
What are the general components of the physical exam write-up with all normal findings?
- General Appearance
- Vitals
- HEENT
- Neck
- Breasts
- Thorax and Back
- Lungs
- Heart
- Abdomen
- Extremities
- Lymph nodes
- Neurologic
(13. Gynecologic)
What are the components of the general appearance write-up?
- Age
- Gender
- Mental status (awake and alert)
- Appearance (healthy, looks stated age)
What are the components of the vitals write-up?
- Temperature (# degrees + method - oral, rectal, etc.)
- Blood pressure (Arm/Method)
- Heart rate
- Respiration rate
What are the broad components of the HEENT write-up?
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Nose
- Throat and Mouth
What are the components of the Head write-up?
- Configuration (normocephalic)
- Hair (normal texture)
- Scalp (no lesions, tenderness)
What are the components of the Eye write-up?
- Sclera (white)
- Conjunctiva (pink)
- Fundoscopy:
a. Red reflex (present)
b. Disc (round, sharp margins, normal color)
c. Vessels (normal caliber, A/V ratio ~1/2)
d. Background (no abnormal pigmentation, hemorrhage, or exudate)
e. Macular (visualized)
What are the components of the Ear write-up?
- External ear (no lesions, masses, tenderness)
- Auditory canal (nomral)
- Eardrum (tympanic membrane is gray, translucent, with a normal light reflex)
What are the components of the Nose write-up?
- Color (pink, no discharge)
- Septum (midline)
- Inferior and middle turbinates (normal)
What are the components of the Throat and Mouth write-up?
- Teeth (present and in good dentition)
- Tongue (no lesions)
- Gums and mucosa (no swelling, bleeding, infection)
- Pharynx and tonsillar fossa (normal)
- Opening’s of Stensen’s and Wharton’s ducts (identified)
What are the components of the Neck write-up?
- Active ROM (normal flexion, extension, lateral rotations, tilting)
- Trachea (midline, mobile)
- Thyroid (non-palpable or palpable, normal size and consistency, no lesions)
- Suprasternal notch (no pulsation)
What are the components of the Breast write-up?
- Inspection (normal size, symmetrical, nipples are symmetircal and everted)
- Palpation (no masses, no nipple discharge)
What are the components of the Thorax and Back write-up?
- Observation (symmetrical expansion with respiration)
2. Percussion (no spinal or CVA tenderness)
What are the components of the Lung write-up?
- Percussion and palpation of lung fields: (normal resonance to percussion)
- Auscultation (clear, normal vesicular breath sounds)
What are the broad components of the Heart write-up?
- Neck Veins (no JVD at 45 degrees)
- Carotid Arteries
- Precordium
What are the components of the Carotid Artery write-up?
- Palpation (normal upstroke and amplitude bilaterally)
2. Auscultation (no bruits)